Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-03-17
No. 46.


The cost Of the devilish liquor-traf-
fc, and OF indulgence in the terrible
drink habit, could hardly be more for.
cibIy put than in the following:
"The other dav down in Delaware, -
freight train was stalled on the track
for want of steam. Another freight
train was behind it, and the conductor
of the first train knew tor bad
known it. 1t Was his duty to see that
the approaching train was tagged,
but there the train stood and and no.
body stirred. The conductor had IL
friend with him in the caboose, and
both were asleep, rendered stupid and
senseIeSs 10y drink. The second train
came on. 1t could not stop in time.
The locomotive smashed into the ca
boose where two drukcn men were
sleeping, and both were killed.
On the Baltimore and Ohio road ont
III Ohio. near Tfin, Il freight train Iett
station behind time. An express
tram was coming, but there was time
to reach the next station. 1t was II
cold night, and the engineer had got
steam up to 140 pounds in the boiler
Of his engine and taken several drlrI;s
to keep up his own heat They left
the station. They had only a few miles
to 50 to reach the next switch. Soon
the conductpr II discovers that lie train
is gong slower. He thinks nothing Ct
it at first, but the speed keeps decrcas
ing more and more, and finally he Le-
CONES alarmed. lie runs forward to
the engine over the cars and finds that
the head of sream is down to forty
pounds. The fireman is a green hand
and the engineer drunk. The locomo.
tive now scarcely moves. The time tor
the express train to reach the station
is already past. The engineer Of it sees
the freight, applies the brakes and re-
serves his engine ; bat they are 100
near. The locomotives crash together;
some of the cars are overturned and
one takes fire at once. The passengers
are pinned by broken pieces Of the car
and cannot get cut Fifteen Of then
are roasted alive III that horrible fur
mace, some of them with their heads
and arms out of the window.
Last week Il policeman on the New
York force Went INTO a liquor saloon
He had often been called before the
board twentv.six times within the Year
for neglect OF duty. He had come to
regard the roundsman whose duty it
WAS to report him when lie was absent
from his beat during the time he should
have been on it, as his natural enemy
The drink made him sullcn and angry.
He went out again, bNt it was Il cold
night, and soon he turned into a littl"
shanty nearby. Then the roundsman
came and found him sitting there, with
his coat unbuttonrd and his club and
belt off, when he should have been pa
trolling his beat. lie got up and
walked with the round>man. AS they
went he asked Are you going to re-
port mc::' Yes. 'Yol re always down
on me-
The officer turned down the street,
The disgraced policeman stood and
watched him. In and instant a pistol
shot rang out. The round turned
and faced his ASsallant. Another shot
With last effort TIC weapon was
wrrncnel from the murderer s grasn
and the roundsman fell upon the street
to dlc within few hours.
There is the plain, unyarnishcd his.
tory of what three drinks did in one
week. How many murders, so called
''accilcnts, bravls, fights brntalitiss of
ali sorts, do occur that are not prompt
ed by drink How many beaten wives
say of their husbands, Hes not III
liquor How many chlldrens lives
are are ruined to gratity the thirst of
their parents ? Here are three drinks
and their consequences. Multiply
them by IL million, and possibly s"ue
faint idea may be had of what drink
does for this nation.
-Je O.
Usesl Glasses both Ways.